Shelley Berkley

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U.S. Representative

Shelley Berkley (D)

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NV-01

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Positions
Leadership: No leadership position
Committees: House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and House Committee on Ways and Means
(subcommittees and past assignments)

2010 candidates for NV-01
(Next election: November 2, 2010)

Unconfirmed
incumbent: 		Shelley Berkley
Confirmed: Craig Lake
Considering: None so far
Rumored: None so far
Potential: None so far
Dropped-out: Kenneth Wegner
(more info & editing for NV-01)
On the Web
Official website
Twitter:
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YouTube Channel
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Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley has been a Democratic member of the House of Representatives since 1999, representing the First Congressional District of Nevada which includes most of the city of Las Vegas, including the Las Vegas Strip.

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Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Conservative Union 8 - 2/25
AFSCME -
Americans for Democratic Action 85 - 17/20
U.S. Chamber of Commerce -






Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Berkley voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]

Shelly Berkley has voted against leglislation favoring the war in Iraq many times. In June of 2008, she voted YES for investigating Bush impeachment for lying about Iraq. She has voted no on redeploying troops to Iraq whom had already served in Iraq for 90 under Bush's executive order. She has voted YES on ousting Saddam Hussein in 2004. [1]

One may deduce that Shelley Berkley adheres to a liberal agenda. Interest groups such as Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America have given her a high grade. In 2008, her grade went from an A- to an A.

Shelley Berkley has been criticizing the Bush Administration, and has been against the war in Iraq. Representative Berkley has also called for an exit strategy in Iraq, claiming that the current plans are not adequate. [2]

Abortion

In December of 2003, NARAL (National Abortion Rights Action League) rated Representative Berkley 100%. This indicates that she favors the pro-choice option in an abortion. This opinion manifests itself ubiquitously throughout her voting record; In april of 2000, she voted NO on banning partial-birth abortions, and voted no making it a fedral crime to harm a fetus while comitting other crimes. The NRLC (National Right to Life Committee) rated Representative Berkley at 0%, due to their contrasting opinions about the legality of abortion. [3]

Environmental record

Representative Berkley is endeavoring to increase efficiency of fuel consumption and decrease our carbon footprint by voting in favor of legislation that promotes mass-transit and optimal living conditions.

In June of 2008, she voted yes on a bill that would funnel $9.7B towards Amtrak to improve their operations through 2013. In June of 2006, she voted yes on increasing the funding for AMTRAK from $214M to $900M.

She voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects in 2003. The idea behind a forest thinning project is to optimize benifits for the wildlife in the area. In this kind of project, the underbrush is cleared, leaving an open fertile ground for the trees to benefit from; they would not have to compete with the virally spreading underbrush.

In 2001, Representative Berkley stated she supported the platform of the American Coalition for Ethanol completely. [4]

Bio

Born Rochelle Levine January 20, 1951 in New York City, she attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of San Diego, graduating with a degree in Law. She served in the Nevada State Assembly from 1982 to 1984 and was involved in civic affairs locally. Elected to the House in 1998.

Congressional career

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Ken Wegner to face Berkley in her November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [5] Berkley retained her seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
MGM Mirage$ 88,250
Lionel, Sawyer & Collins$ 14,800
Maloof Companies$ 14,800
Harrah's Entertainment$ 14,600
Turnberry Assoc$ 12,186
IDT Corp$ 11,200
UnitedHealth Group$ 10,250
Air Line Pilots Assn$ 10,000
American Assn for Justice$ 10,000
American Postal Workers Union$ 10,000
Barrick Goldstrike Mines$ 10,000
Desert Caucus$ 10,000
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers$ 10,000
Ironworkers Union$ 10,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union$ 10,000
National Assn of Home Builders$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors$ 10,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn$ 10,000
Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors$ 10,000
New York Life Insurance$ 10,000
NV Energy$ 10,000
Operating Engineers Union$ 10,000
Service Employees International Union$ 10,000
Sheet Metal Workers Union$ 10,000
Union Pacific Corp$ 10,000
UNITE HERE$ 10,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site.
Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from
the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.
Links to more campaign contribution information for Shelley Berkley
from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation: 2008 election cycle Career totals
Top contributors by industry: 2008 election cycle Career totals


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

Contact

DC office
  • 405 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515
    Ph: 202-225-5965 Fax: 202-225-3119
    Webform email
District offices
  • 2340 Paseo Del Prado, Suite D-106, Las Vegas, NV 89102
    Ph: 702-220-9823 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
  • Official website
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Campaign office
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More Background Data

Wikipedia also has an article on Shelley Berkley. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Articles and Resources

Resources

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Semantic data


Latitude: 36°8′44.455″N
Longitude: 115°10′39.566″W








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